Rob Masson
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Rob Masson is a New Orleans native who has been covering news in the region since he was in high school. The Murrow award winner joined Fox 8 in 1994 and has covered everything from governor’s trials, to hurricanes. He served as News Director at WLSU while in college and is proud to call Louisiana home.
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A New Orleans police officer has died from injuries he sustained more than two years ago when he was shot in the head during an ambush, officials said.
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The proposal would have the biggest impact on these medical sterilization facilities. Some of the highest emitting plants in Texas and Louisiana would need to reduce their emissions.
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Though experts believe this indictment could solidify Trump’s base in Louisiana, they say at some point, things could swing the other way.
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Medline cut the ribbon on a $72 million distribution facility.
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Councilwoman Helena Moreno says that Mayor LaToya Cantrell should pay back taxpayers over $50,000 for a mailer that a legal analyst says was purely political.
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It’s a situation that the coroner’s office says is getting worse.
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Several local law enforcement agencies say they are unable to provide supplemental Carnival parade security
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Jefferson Parish officials say this year’s edition will be bigger than ever, with new road improvements and celebrity monarchs ready to go.
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A 15-year-old boy shot dead at a teen’s birthday party in Bogalusa has been identified as Ronie Taylor.
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The victims died from blunt and sharp force trauma before their bodies were burned beyond recognition, St. Tammany Parish's coroner said
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A River Parishes woman who tried to kill herself as a teen has made it her mission to save others.
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As word of the shooting began to spread, worry set in for the families of five Louisiana footballers who now play for the Cavaliers.
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The Bogalusa mayoral race drew 3,111 voters, an unofficial turnout of 46.7 percent.
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One of the North Shore’s largest congregations has become the latest to separate from the United Methodist Church over the question of ordaining gay ministers and permitting same-sex marriages
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The Nov. 4 home game was ordered relocated to a neutral site over an opponent's safety concern complaint
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The Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging the state of Louisiana to shut down an elementary school in Reserve over toxic exposure it calls environmental discrimination.
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Judge Laurie White threatened a follow-up contempt hearing unless she gets more access to defendant inmates.
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In an effort to deal with a decline in the speckled trout population, Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries officials have voted to decrease the number a singler fisherman may catch.
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The old Death Row facility at Angola should be ready to house juveniles by the end of the week, but it could be even longer still before the state's most violent teens make the move.
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Two students have been arrested after a teacher was punched trying to break up a fight at Chalmette High School.
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A New Orleans city policy states that traveling government employees are required to seek the lowest fares available or reimburse the city for deluxe accommodations.
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Attorneys say they have won tentative approval for a multi-million dollar deal to compensate more than 800 nursing home residents who were sent to a nightmarish warehouse in Independence during Hurricane Ida.
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New Orleans Police Chief Shaun Ferguson says it is too soon to say whether Mardi Gras 2023 will be canceled after remarks made by Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
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2000 workers prepare Artemis rockets for the moon, and beyond for the first time.
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About 120 former residents of sinking Isle de Jean Charles are expected to relocate to government-provided homes 40 miles north in a new community dubbed New Isle.
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Two other carjacking suspects eluded capture after the authorized pursuit by New Orleans police
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Anthony Clawson, an 18-year-old 2022 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, died Friday in a fall at the abandoned Market Street Power Plant.
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Authorities in Louisiana say they might seek the death penalty in a case involving a boy’s mother and her boyfriend after police found the 2-year-old’s body in a trash can.
The Terrebonne Parish District Attorney says he will likely seek the death penalty against a woman and her boyfriend now accused with the murder of 2-year-old Ezekiel Harry.
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Slidell family mourns loss of 17 year old Madison Bradley, after Blind River Boat accident, in which 33 year old driver was arrested for DWI and vehicular homicide
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The former naval support activity in Bywater has become a haven for vagrants, and the city says it’s about to crack down.
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uptown couple shaken after car stolen at gunpoint
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St. Tammany Parish council members voted unanimously in the middle of the night to change the zoning of an 800-acre tract of land.
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Mark Finn fails in effort to get restitution from Jack Strain, for years of abuse
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Kevin Poole's family hopes something is done to warn others of the river’s dangers to save lives in the future.
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A Glock switch can turn a handgun into a small-scale machine gun and possession of one could lead to heavy jail time.
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For the first time, Frickey’s loved ones laid eyes on the four juveniles accused of murder.
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The film industry may finally have the stability it was looking for five years after the state of Louisiana restored a 25% tax credit for movies being filmed here.
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A massive Amazon distribution center is taking shape in a once-wooded section of east Slidell.
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Double Murder Suspect Out On Bond is Murdered. Crime watchdog raises concerns
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Councilmembers call for audit of juvenile justice programs after 4 teens arrested for fatal carjacking
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Advocates for Mark Finn say he suffered mentally and self-medicated after being sexually abused by the former sheriff since childhood.
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The "little black cars" in the French Quarter will patrol again.
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President Biden has been invited to see the impact of his oil and gas policies firsthand.
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The float-building Cantrell family copes with the loss of one of their own.
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Jack Strain was sentenced to serve the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of rape and incest.
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New routes presented business and logistical challenges on the first big weekend of Carnival.
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Extra troopers and ambulances will be in place for Mardi Gras.
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Carnival Krewes see band cancellations due to COVID requirements
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The Louisiana Gaming Control Board announced Wednesday (Jan. 26) that some of the licensed sites and apps will begin accepting mobile wagers this Friday at 8 a.m.
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